MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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